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10 . 9 . 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 253/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2671/91 of 9 September 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an Economic Community, average of the ecu rates published in the Official Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Journal of the European Communities, C series, over Portugal, a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ cient referred to in the preceding indent ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 6 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the September 1991 ; market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof, Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 coefficients ; of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­ contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2661 /91 to today's offer prices and quotations known to the Commission lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof, that the levies at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Commission Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 2661 /91 The import levies to be charged on products listed in Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 should be calculated on the following basis : shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ Article 2 tion to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 September rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in 1991 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 September 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23 . (3) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 . 0 OJ No L 250, 7. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .

No L 253 /2 10 . 9 . 91 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 9 September 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne)

CN code Levy

0709 90 60 128,93 (2) (3) 0712 90 19 128,93 (2)(3) 1001 10 10 175,08 (>) 0 1001 10 90 175,08 (>)(*) 1001 90 91 158,22 1001 90 99 158,22 1002 00 00 1 59,08 (6) 1003 00 10 140,53 1003 00 90 140,53 1004 00 10 116,48 1004 00 90 116,48 1005 10 90 128,93 0 0 1005 90 00 128,93 (2)(3) 1007 00 90 140,26 (4) 1008 10 00 44,90 1008 20 00 118,50 0 1008 30 00 33,64 0 1008 90 10 0 1008 90 90 33,64 1101 00 00 234,51 0 1102 10 00 235,72 (8) 1103 11 10 284,50 0 1103 11 90 252,93 0

(') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne. (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into the French overseas departments, originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the 'overseas countries and territories'. (3) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by ECU 1,81 /tonne . (4) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is applied in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90. 0 Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne. (6) The import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Commu­ nity is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 (OJ No L 271 , 10 . 12. 1971 , p. 22). O The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triti­ cale). (8) On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3808/90 .